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Logistics
Falling freight rates set to boost LG, Hyundai’s earnings
The significant fall in seaborne freight rates of late is expected to boost earnings prospects for South Korea’s major companies, benefitting ...
Apr 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung Elec to invest $3.1 bn in S.Korean OLED plant
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest smartphone maker, is set to spend 4.1 trillion won ($3.1 billion) on a new organic light-emitting...
Apr 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Display to focus on automotive screens for turnaround
LG Display Co., the world’s top manufacturer of large-size organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panels, is set to focus on the automotive scree...
Mar 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
CJ Haechandle Gochujang acquires Europe's V-Label
CJ CheilJedang Corp.'s flagship fermented food brand Haechandle Gochujang (hot pepper paste) is set to expand into the global market, backed by its ...
Mar 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
SK Innovation may give shareholders SK On shares at IPO
SK Innovation Co. is set to consider providing stocks of its electric vehicle battery subsidiary to its shareholders when SK On Co., the world&rsquo...
Mar 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Kolon Pharma to merge with anti-cancer drug developer Platbio
Kolon Pharma, the pharmaceutical affiliate of South Korea's Kolon Group, is merging with anti-cancer drug developer Platbio to advance the developme...
Mar 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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COVID-19
S.Korea to cut COVID-19 quarantine from seven days to five in May
South Korea’s mandatory quarantine for confirmed COVID-19 patients from May will be cut from seven days to five, as the country is expected to...
Mar 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung unveils Exynos Modem 5300 to rival Qualcomm, MediaTek
South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. has unveiled its latest 5G telecommunications modem, the Exynos Modem 5300, to compete with rivals s...
Mar 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung, SK seek dialogue with China at Boao Forum
BEIJING – The Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) is expected to serve as a venue for the world’s two largest memory chipmakers -- Samsung Electro...
Mar 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Korean research team develops AI chip to cut power use
South Korean scientists have developed a chip that needs less electricity for advanced efficiency and data processing to help the country’s se...
Mar 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Hyundai Motor, Kia partner with DeepX to develop robotics services
South Korean carmakers Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. have partnered with DeepX, a domestic startup that specializes in designing AI semiconductors...
Mar 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Saudi Arabia emerges as land of opportunity to Korean startups
South Korean startups rush to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, where the government is keen to nurture startups with innovative and disruptive ideas and...
Mar 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK On, EcoPro, China’s GEM to jointly build precursor factory
South Korea’s electric vehicle (EV) battery major SK On Co. will build a precursor plant at home with a Korean partner, EcoPro Co., and China'...
Mar 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
HMM receives Gold rating in EcoVadis ESG evaluation
HMM Co., formerly known as Hyundai Merchant Marine, announced on Thursday that it has received the "Gold" rating for environmental, social and gover...
Mar 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
S.Korean robot startup aims to ramp up supply by 9 times
A South Korean autonomous-driving robot startup Neubility aims to increase supply by almost nine times this year as demand for such machines in the ...
Mar 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Kakao Mobility buys UK ride-hailing startup Splyt for global biz
South Korea’s Kakao Mobility Corp. said on Wednesday it has acquired the British ride-hailing startup Splyt, marking the first overseas takeov...
Mar 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
LB Investment draws record demand from individual investors
LB Investment Inc., a venture capital firm associated with the LG founder's family, has achieved a remarkable competition rate of over 1,000 to 1 fo...
Mar 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
S.Korean biotech GI Innovation's IPO draws tepid market interest
South Korean biotech GI Innovation Inc. is slated to debut on the local public market at less than half of its pre-IPO investment value, facing luke...
Mar 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
OCI to expand polysilicon line, buy back shares to boost corporate value
OCI Co., a leading South Korean chemical and green energy company, plans to significantly increase the size of its upcoming share buyback and cancel...
Mar 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea confirms easing inflation; BOK to hold rate
South Korea confirmed that inflation eased while Asia’s fourth-largest economy continued to slow, adding to expectations that the government m...
Mar 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Korea's BGF Retail to cut power use with smart devices
BGF Retail, the operator of South Korea’s largest convenience store chain CU, said on Thursday that it had signed a memorandum of understandin...
Mar 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
ESG: Name of the game in investing, funding amid Korea’s green push
With South Korea’s aggressive green push at both the government and corporate levels, money is flowing back to environmental, social and gover...
Mar 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
HYBE to buy 2 labels in the Americas after dropping SM bid
HYBE Co., the company behind global sensation BTS, plans to acquire at least two prominent labels in the Americas this year as it aims to become a m...
Mar 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Korean 3D tech firm Koh Young looks to US medical robot market
Koh Young Technology Inc., a South Korean developer of 3D optical inspection devices used in electronics manufacturing, is slated to enter the US me...
Mar 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
Hyundai, other Korean steelmakers slim down Chinese units
Hyundai Steel Co. has decided to sell its Beijing arm, worth 400 billion won ($310 million) in asset value, hit by declining sales of its affiliates...
Mar 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung's Neo QLED selected as Best Gaming TV by Consumer Reports
Samsung Electronics Co.'s Neo QLED was recently awarded "Best Gaming TV" by Consumer Reports, a leading American consumer magazine. The magazine tes...
Mar 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Korean convention sector enjoys increase in events post-pandemic
Coex Convention & Exhibition Center, the largest event complex in Seoul, was crowded on Friday for a smart factory and plant automation fair.&ld...
Mar 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
DB HiTek sees capacity utilization rate rise to 80%
South Korea's semiconductor foundry company DB HiTek Co. last month saw its capacity utilization rate rise to the mid-80% level thanks to rising dem...
Mar 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Companies
HD Hyundai opens free in-house daycare center for up to 300 children
HD Hyundai Co., the owner of South Korea’s biggest shipbuilding group, opened an in-house daycare center at its new headquarters building in K...
Mar 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG ups ante to counter Samsung's OLED TV return; expects profit in Q1
LG Electronics Inc. has released its highest-ever number of new organic light-emitting diode (OLED) TV models in a bid to maintain its supremacy in ...
Mar 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)